Tony Parker was perhaps the biggest doubter that Serge Ibaka would miss the entire Western Conference Finals. Now that he could be on target to return for Game 3 on Sunday, Parker’s skepticism appears to have been well-founded — which he didn’t mind pointing out Saturday before the team flew out. …

The Spurs not only aren’t surprised by Serge Ibaka’s upgrade, they almost seemed to expect it as news broke Friday that the Oklahoma City forward could return for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. …

With significant improvement from the likes of Tiago Splitter, Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs are a different — and better — team than the one that blew a 2-0 lead against Oklahoma City in the 2012 Western Conference Finals. …

Enjoy the latest chalk talk from Coach Nick of BBall Breakdown, who turned his considerable powers of analysis to Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, in which the Spurs romped for the third-largest playoff victory in team history.
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